In recent years, we’ve seen more celebrity couples break the traditional mold and enjoy long-term relationships, raising children without getting married. These celebrity couples, though unmarried, share kids and raise them together, regardless of a marriage certificate. They redefine family, finding love, laughter, and joy in their unique bond.
Not every love story ends in a wedding. For some, partnership and companionship are the most valued aspects, and they do not desire a legal commitment to give their all in a relationship. They don’t feel the need for a legal commitment to be fully committed.
These celebrity long-term couples have created their own norms, raising happy children even without marriage. They prove that a long-term relationship’s success isn’t solely defined by a wedding.
Here are ten celebrity couples who are in long-term relationships, have children together, but aren’t married
3 Celebrity Long-Term Couples Who Aren’t Married but Have Kids Together
1. Rihanna and ASAP Rocky:
Rihanna, the billionaire singer, is thriving as a girlfriend and mother, potentially adding more children before releasing another album. She’s embracing her family life, and ASAP provides the support she needs.
They started dating in 2020 after a long friendship that transitioned to romance. They have three children together, two sons and one daughter. While it might shock fans awaiting marriage news from the couple, the pair does not have plans to get married. Love has never looked better on Bad Girl Riri.
2. Big Sean and Jhene Aiko:
Big Sean and Jhene Aiko are fan’s favorite long term celebrity couple who share a child together. The pair welcoming a kid in 2022, was every confirmation we need to be invested in this ship. However, fans were devastated with the recent break-up rumors that filled the news. Their relationship has seen ups and downs over their decade-long romance, with a few splits in-between. They welcomed a child name Noah in 2022.
During their breakup in 2019, she kept things demure and told fans she respected him despite them ending things. However, they got back together again. Could this separation also be temporary and not a final goodbye? Fingers crossed
3. Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson:
Well, we all love Keke, and we also love drama. When you go low, Keke goes lower. She proved it when she featured in Usher’s music video following a not so polite statement from her man on a night out. Whether it was the prefer PR or truly trouble in paradise, no one can say for certain. What we do know is Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson are going stronger together and working on their relationship.
It is unsure if Keke ever plans to say “I do” but we know she’s locked in with Darius. They have been together for four years, although had a brief public split after her childbirth in 2023 due to a comment Darius wrote about hot dress Keke wore. They share a child named Leodis, creating a family without marriage.
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